Tomiwa Babalola
Flying Eagles handler, Manu Garba has backed the 2015 winning African youth Championship U-20 champions to restore the glory of the Nigerian football.
Nigeria won the seventh AYC title in Senegal with the sole strike from Bernard Bulbwa in the 22nd minute of the game win the 2015 African Youth Championship edition of the game.
Garba, who won the U-17 world cup with the national U-17 team expressed delight at the crop of players he fielded, most which are from the academies.
“I feel elated and great. I was part of the team that won the same competition in 1983 as a player and I’m happy to win it as a coach,” Manu said in a post match conference.
“The difference is the goal of the tournament which was scored by number 7, Bernard Bulbwa.
“This team is the future of Nigerian football. We have only two players from the Nigeria Premier League with the rest from academies, which is a good sign for the development of Nigerian football,” he concluded.
Nigeria will face Brazil, Hungary and Korea DPR in Group E of the 2015 World Youth Championship in New Zealand.
AYC Title: I'm happy to win as a player and as a coach- Manu Garba
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